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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie,duchess of hohenberg
the assassination of the archduke and duchess happened due to the archduke wanting to visit bosnia and was killed by a drunk member of the black hand which was a key detail to how the war started -
Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia
after the assassination of the archduke and duchess of austria-hungary. Austria-hungary declared war on serbia for the assassination of the archduke and duchess -
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ww1
world war one was the first global conflict that took place from june of 1914 to june of 1919. it is also known as the great war. -
Russia joins the war
Russia joined the war to support serbia. Russia was apart of the alliance -
Germany invades luxenberg and Belguim
germany invades luxenberg and belguim while france invaded alsace and as the britains were entering france -
Austria-Hungary invades Russia
austria-hungary invaded russia due to them being a part of the alliance with serbia -
The first battle of the Marne
about 30 miles northeast of Paris, the French 6th Army, led by General Michel-Joseph Manoury, launched an attack on the right side of the German 1st Army. This marked the start of the important First Battle of the Marne, which took place at the end of the first month of World War 1. -
The Christmas Truce
the christmas truce was a unoffical ceasfire along the western war front around chirstmas of 1914 -
The Sinking of Lusitania
A german u-boat had torpedoed a british-owned steamship. this is what led the u.s to joining the war -
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary.
italy had declared war and was a part of the triple Allies -
The Battle of Verdun
this was the longest and bloodest battle that was included in ww1 due to the many casualties from both sides.casualties:750,000 -
Naval Battle of Jutland
Naval Battle of Jutland took place in the middle of British and German fleets -
Battle of Somme
the battle of somme was a joint operation between the british and french forces that they intedend to end in victory -
The U.S joins the war
the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. -
American forces arrive in France
as the first american troop arrived in europe in june. The AEF didn't fully participate in the fronts until october. -
Russia withdraws from the war
Russia withdrew from the war and signed the the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk offically withdrawing them from the wat -
Italy withdraws from the war
Italy has withdrawn itself from the war due to the public wanted peace and the leadership in rome realized how poorly prepared the nation was -
The Treaty of Versail
the treaty was signed as a peace settlement between all of the participating countries from the war.